H5731 — עֵדֶן (Eden)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H5731
Original: עֵדֶן
Transliteration: Eden
Pronunciation: ay-den
Part of Speech: Proper masculine noun / proper masculine locative noun
Root: Same as H5730 עֵדֶן (eden) — pleasure/delight
Occurrences: 15 unique verses (16 tokens) in OT
Books: 5
First Occurrence: Gen 2:8 — "the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden..."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

Eden, the region of Adam's home:—Eden.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
of Eden	10	66.7%
in Eden	2	13.3%
Eden	1	6.7%
and Eden	1	6.7%
like Eden	1	6.7%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Joel	1	1.4
Genesis	6	0.4
Ezekiel	5	0.4
2 Chronicles	2	0.2
Isaiah	1	0.1

Genesis gives the primary garden/location narrative. Ezekiel and prophetic poetry use Eden in comparative or imagery-rich contexts; Chronicles includes personal names.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Original Garden/Region¶

Gen 2:8 — the garden is planted "eastward in Eden."
Gen 2:10 — a river goes "out of Eden to water the garden."
Gen 2:15 — the man is put "into the garden of Eden."

2. Departure from Eden¶

Gen 3:23 — the man is sent forth from the garden of Eden.
Gen 3:24 — the man is driven out, and cherubims are placed east of the garden.
Gen 4:16 — Cain dwells east of Eden.

3. Personal Name¶

2Ch 29:12 — Eden appears among Levite names.
2Ch 31:15 — Eden appears among officials connected with distribution in priestly cities.

4. Comparative Garden Imagery¶

Isa 51:3 — wilderness is made "like Eden."
Eze 36:35 — desolate land becomes "like the garden of Eden."
Joel 2:3 — land is "as the garden of Eden" before the invading force.

5. Ezekiel Tree/Garden Imagery¶

Eze 28:13 — "in Eden the garden of God."
Eze 31:9 — "all the trees of Eden" in the garden of God.
Eze 31:16,18 — "trees of Eden" in comparative oracle language.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
אֱלֹהִים (elohim)	H430	5x	garden of God / God-context references
אֶרֶץ (erets)	H776	5x	land/garden comparison
יְהֹוָה (YHWH)	H3068	5x	Genesis narrative and restoration comparison
עֵץ (ets)	H6086	4x	trees of Eden
אָדַם (adam)	H120	3x	man in/from Eden
חֶרֶב (chereb)	H2719	2x	sword at Eden boundary
מִדְבָּר (midbar)	H4057	2x	wilderness contrasted with Eden
עִיר (ir)	H5892	2x	city contexts in restoration comparison
קֶדֶם (qedem)	H6924	2x	east/eastward of Eden

Word Family / Cognates¶

H5730 עֵדֶן (eden) — pleasure/delight.
H5729 עֶדֶן (Eden) — place/name form sharing the English "Eden."
G3857 παράδεισος (paradeisos) — primary LXX Greek equivalent.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
עֶדֶן (Eden)	H5729	of Eden	Another proper-name/place form; only 2 verses in tool output.
עֵדֶן (eden)	H5730	of Eden	Common-noun delight/pleasure form; not the primary garden/location proper noun.
παράδεισος (paradeisos)	G3857	Eden/garden equivalent	Greek bridge term, not Hebrew.

Semantic Domains¶

[003001010] Names of Locations — primary location/name domain.
[003001007] Names of People — reflects the personal-name uses in Chronicles.
[002001002022] Rejoice — reflects the pleasure/delight lexical family.

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Co-occurrences	PMI	Notes
παράδεισος (paradeisos) G3857	9	9.15	Primary garden/park equivalent.
τρυφή (tryphe) G5172	8	9.47	Delight/luxury lexical association.
ξύλον (xylon) G3586	4	4.67	Tree/wood context in Eden passages.
γῆ (ge) G1093	6	1.96	Land/earth context.